to enthuse

Examples

• All

• Like, I'm really enthused about what's next to come.

  The Pivot Podcast

• Are you surrounded by people who enthuse you, inspire you, motivate you to believe that you can?

  Evan Carmichael

• We're not going to get excited, we'll get enthused and if we look at the negative, it just is.

• At first, when I heard this, I was enthused and pleased.

  Blog text (1)

• I was enthused again and immediately called the number from a pay phone in the diner.

  Fiction book (1998)

• An unexpected outcome of the seminar was that participating faculty were equally informed and enthused.

  Academic text (2006)

• A 1969 newspaper editorial enthused: "How proud people are now to hear visitors exclaim over our hometown."

  Academic text (2000)

• The brain bank comprises a group of Manchester-based scientists eager to enthuse and entertain with their scientific banter.

  Blog text (22)

• I'm aware that Dave Rutledge is enthused by this technology and its deployment in the SW USA.

  Blog text (5)

• Competent communication partners who are enthused, informed, and well-supported can provide students with natural support that fosters long-lasting relationships (Downing, 2008).

  Academic text (2014)

Synonyms

I

to inspire

vsto enthuse

837 3.2

Cause someone to feel excited and ready to act

aims specifically at producing enthusiasm rather than also creating motivation

M

to motivate

vsto enthuse

437 3.5

Make someone want to do something

focuses on causing enthusiasm itself rather than giving reasons to act

E

to excite

vsto enthuse

331 2.7

To make someone feel very happy, interested, or eager

is about making someone enthusiastic without implying emotional agitation

S

to stimulate

vsto enthuse

236 3.7

Make a person or thing more active, alert and responsive

is specifically about creating enthusiastic feeling rather than general activation

F

to fire up

vsto enthuse

• Informal

70 4.1

Make people feel excited and ready to act

means causing enthusiasm but can be less intense or emotional

R

to rave

vsto enthuse

68 4.6

Speak about something in a very excited, positive way

causes enthusiasm generally rather than being a style of speaking about it

P

to pump up

vsto enthuse

• Informal

28 4.1

Make someone feel excited and full of energy

focuses on causing enthusiasm without stressing energy boosting techniques

R

to rouse

vsto enthuse

16 5.1

To make people feel strong emotion and want to act

elicits positive enthusiasm without the strong agitation or drive

E

to electrify

vsto enthuse

14 4.1

To make people feel very excited and want to act

means causing enthusiasm but can be gentler and less sudden

E

to exhilarate

vsto enthuse

12 6.9

To make someone feel very happy and full of energy

focuses on creating enthusiasm without promising elation or joyfulness

E

to enliven

vsto enthuse

6 4.1

Make something more active and interesting

targets making people feel enthusiastic rather than just liveliness

I

to intoxicate

vsto enthuse

4 7.0

To make someone feel very excited and happy

creates enthusiasm but is not necessarily overwhelming or intoxicating

P

to pep up

vsto enthuse

• Informal

3 4.1

Make someone or something more lively and interesting

refers specifically to producing enthusiastic feeling rather than general liveliness

H

to hype up

vsto enthuse

• Informal

3 5.6

To make someone feel very excited about something

causes enthusiasm more generally, not only in anticipation

E

to enthuse about

vsto enthuse

1 5.6

To talk in an excited way about something you like

is about causing enthusiasm generally rather than only speaking about it

I

to ignite passion

vsto enthuse

1 5.0

Make someone feel very excited and interested in something

creates enthusiasm generally but not necessarily intense passion

S

to set pulses racing

vsto enthuse

• Informal

1 6.0

To make someone feel very excited, often suddenly

causes enthusiasm more broadly rather than a sudden intense thrill

E

to enkindle

vsto enthuse

• Archaic

1 9.2

To make someone feel a strong emotion

directly causes enthusiasm rather than merely evoking a feeling

K

to kick up excitement

vsto enthuse

4.4

Make people more interested and eager about something

is the broader act of making someone enthusiastic, not just raising interest

G

to get a crowd going

vsto enthuse

• Informal

4.8

Make an audience feel excited and cheer

creates enthusiasm but is not limited to public audiences

B

to buoy up

vsto enthuse

5.3

To make someone feel more cheerful and confident

creates enthusiasm specifically rather than only improving cheerfulness or confidence

P

to pim

vsto enthuse

• Informal

9.9

Make something more lively by adding music or bright pictures

means causing enthusiasm but may be less formal or specific

Antonyms

D

to dishearten

8 5.3

To make someone lose hope or confidence

Phrasal Verbs

E

to enthuse about

1 5.6

To talk in an excited way about something you like

How Excited

to electrify

14 4.1

to thrill

201 2.1

to excite

331 2.7

to enthuse

7 5.5

to interest

206 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology